Yahoo Agrees to Censor Chinese Portal 352
Bonker writes: "This article at Salon indicates that Yahoo, as part of a larger pledge to 'purge the Web of content that China's communist government deems subversive', has agreed to censor 'pernicious information that may jeopardize state security and disrupt social stability' from its Chinese portal. Yahoo is one of about 300 other ISPs and websites who have signed the 'Public Pledge on Self-discipline for China Internet Industry'."
So. (Score:3, Funny)
The shape of things to come (Score:4, Funny)
Yahoo to protect China's state security? (Score:3, Funny)
Re: your password! (Score:0, Funny)
very important
information by
this password
DO NOT SAVE
password to disk
use your mind
now press
cancel
yeah...but what about... (Score:3, Funny)
"Hey...where'd you get such great information on Shanghai?"
"...Yahoo..."
"How'd you know it was going to rain today?"
"...Yahoo..."
"Hey...where'd you get that Ayn Rand essay?"
"...Google..."
And in run the secret police...
Do You Yahoo? Not Anymore...
Easy (Score:5, Funny)
Heck, we'll also tell them what's wrong with the plans, wrong instructions on how to correct the mistakes, right instructions on how to correct the wrong corrections, and how to make a beowulf cluster out of them.
Re:What I don't see (Score:2, Funny)
I hear they're cracking down on all submersive sites. From now on, Yahoo can't link to any sites that discuss:
I wonder if the Chinese government has organizational rabies - that would explain this weird hydrophobia that they seem to have now. Or maybe they just never learned to swim?
Re:Self-censorship in the name of business (Score:5, Funny)
Yeah but think of the great stories you will get to tell YOUR grandkids - "Why when I was a teenager, I had to drive 1 hour just to BUY an issue of Teen Beat."
"Grandpa, what does 'drive' mean?"
"Dang kids and these new fangled teleportation pads. You don't understand
Re:Precedent for this kind of behaviour from yahoo (Score:3, Funny)
Yahoo attacks, and France surrenders.